Posts Tagged ‘lent’
Wholehearted Living and the Gift of Self
Viva and Chase Crouse live in Texas with their four children. They share a vocation rooted in faith, family life, and service. As the co-founders of Hypuro Fit, a Catholic-based personal training and nutrition coaching company, they integrate Pope St. John Paul II’s Theology of the Body with exercise and nutrition science to help clients…
Read MoreLent, Love, and the Discipline of Life
Each Lent, Christians are invited into a deeper conversion through the practices of fasting, almsgiving, and prayer. Yes, these disciplines are seasonal obligations; they are also ways of forming the heart to love more authentically. For couples who practice Natural Family Planning (NFP) and strive to live a pro-life commitment, these same spiritual habits often…
Read MoreA Chance to Begin Again
As we continue into the Lenten season, I have been meditating on many Saints who remind us that Lent is a chance to “begin again.” With prayer and fasting, our 40 days can give us a time and a place to invite Christ into our hearts in a way more fruitful than ever before. There…
Read MoreLenten Stations to Begin Again
We find ourselves in Lent once more. It is a time to pause and to begin again. Saint Francis de Sales once said: “It is right that you should begin again every day. There is no better way to complete the spiritual life than to be ever beginning it over again.” His wise words provide…
Read MoreRevelation90 Lenten Challenge for Women
Couple to Couple League just launched Revelation90. It is a 90 day course where women take a deep dive into their wellness habits to reveal their healthiest, happiest selves. Drawing on the expertise of program partners SoulCore and Temple+Table, Revelation90 provides a holistic answer to the persistent health problems that women face today. The inaugural…
Read MoreSacrifice, Lent and Practicing NFP
Written by Katie Zulanas As we enter into Lenten season 2023, I have been meditating on many Saints who remind us that Lent is a chance to “begin again.” With prayer and fasting, our 40 days can give us a time and a place to invite Christ into our hearts in a way more fruitful…
Read MoreBeginning Again This Lent
Written by Katie Zulanas We invite you to join us in our meditations of the stations with thoughts from the saints. Our overall theme this year and this Lent will be “Begin Again,” inspired by Saint Francis de Sales who tells us: “It is right that you should begin again every day. There is no…
Read MoreHelpful Tips for Healthy Fasting
NFPers are no strangers to the idea of abstinence, fasting and self-control. Lent is a beautiful liturgical season in which the entire Church joins together in self-denial in a focused way, and we seasoned veterans can be something of an example for those to whom such practices are less familiar. And just as NFP worth…
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